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2007-08-14 | Canada | Olymel Chicken slaughterhouse, Bertherville, Quebec





The Animals’ Angels inspectors return to the Olymel chicken slaughterplant in Berthierville, Quebec. Again, the dividers have not been installed on a number of the trailers meaning the birds are at great risk of being crushed or thrown onto the busy motorway should the driver be forced to stop suddenly. The condition of the birds is also again poor. We see many dead and dying chickens encrusted in waste, their cloacas raw and with bloody feces. Three birds have escaped through holes in the crates and are huddled in between the tires of one of the waiting trailers. We see a truck pull up to the trailer to connect to move it to the processing area. We are concerned that the birds will be run over so stop the driver. Immediately after this a number of workers run at us threatening us, saying we had accused them of animal abuse. This means they had read our report from May but also that they did not see fit to improve conditions for the birds at their plant as the problems are the same as during our first visit.
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2007-08-14 | Canada | Gas station in Berthierville, Quebec





The Animals’ Angels inspectors inspect a chicken trailer at a gas station in Berthierville, Quebec. We find a chicken onboard in very poor condition. She is on her back with her legs in the air; one wing splayed out and seems unable to move her head, which is twisted into an unnatural position. There is little to nothing we can do for her as she is on the very bottom level of the trailer and the opening to the crate is only at the top. This is a major design flaw of almost all chicken crates. We talk with the driver about our concerns, who then pulls out a long metal rod with a hooked end. He pokes the rod into the crate trying to right the chicken. She is vocalizing a great deal so we ask him to stop. In the end, the driver managed to right her but she appeared to be in a great deal of pain. She had what looked like a broken right wing, blood on her back and was severely crippled. The driver told us he was en-route to Quebec City so the injured bird still had a two hour ride ahead of her, notwithstanding the multiple hours she would have to wait in the parking lot and for unloading. Unfortunately there are no provisions made for injured poultry onboard trailers. Should a bird go down en-route, as this chicken did, there is nothing that can be done to ease her suffering.
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2007-08-11 | Canada | Kawartha Lakes/Woodville Livestock Auction, Ontario






The Animals’ Angels inspectors visit Kawartha Lakes/Woodville Auction in Ontario. We were pleased to see that hay was provided for most of the cattle and that no electric prods were used. The cow/calf pairs were kept as a unit and penned alone for their protection. There was a large, well-bedded roofed area for the cattle and the temperature in the stables was comfortable. We also did not see any injured animals at this market. We were concerned though that the sheep, goats and pigs were not provided with any water and the handling of these animals was quite rough with the sheep being whipped and picked up by their wool or caned around the neck. The piglets were moved by being held upside down by one leg – sometimes with more than one piglet per handler’s hand. We tried to show the truck drivers that the goats and sheep could be moved with much less stress to them if handled gently, calmly and quietly. We were shocked to hear that some of the cull sows were being taken from this market to yet another market – Leo’s Livestock Auction/Ottawa Livestock Exchange in Greely, Ontario to be sold again.
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2007-08-10 | Canada | St. Jacob’s Livestock Auction, Waterloo, Ontario






The Animals’ Angels inspectors return to St. Jacob’s Livestock Auction/Ontario Livestock Exchange the day after the large sale. We see that many of the cull cows are still present as they have not yet been picked up and taken to slaughter. Few pens have water. We are told by a worker that all animals will be given water by the end of the day but we aren’t sure how this is possible as most pens do not have water troughs. The emaciated jersey cow with the large ruptured abscess on her jaw is still present and thankfully has water. We see that the very ill and emaciated horse and llama are still present. They have not been provided with any water or feed. We water and provide hay to as many animals as possible. The condition of the horse is particularly concerning – she is straining to urinate and defecate, is extremely gaunt and her left eye is infected. We try to provide her with some measure of comfort and feed her hay and water. She is likely destined for Richelieu – a horse slaughterhouse in Massueville, Quebec (as we were told by the manager of Richelieu that they accept horses from this market).
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2007-08-10 | Canada | Phone call to USDA veterinarian at Detroit/Windsor border crossing





The Animals’ Angels inspectors conduct a meeting via telephone with the United States Department of Agriculture veterinarian at the Detroit/Windsor border crossing – where many cull sows and boars must cross into the United States for slaughter and American horses are taken across to be killed in Quebec. We were happy to learn of a new policy adopted at this border crossing where livestock haulers are allowed to choose whichever lane they feel is moving fastest, rather than having to wait (sometimes hours) in line with all the other transport trucks – even those simply hauling cargo. We encourage all border crossings between Canada and the United States to adopt similar practices or, better yet, adopt a “livestock-hauler-only” lane. This would prevent trucks from remaining stationary where temperatures can quickly rise to over 40°C or below 40°C causing severe distress and sometimes death to the animals onboard.
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2007-08-09 | Canada | St. Jacob’s Livestock Auction, Waterloo, Ontario





The Animals’ Angels inspectors visit St. Jacob’s Livestock Market/OLEX (Ontario Livestock Exchange) in Waterloo, Ontario. Today is a busy day at the market – we see hundreds of cull “dairy” cows – many in poor condition: emaciated, laming and leaking milk. We are surprised to learn the majority of these cows were born in 2004 and are already so “used up” that they are being sold for hamburger. We also saw pigs at the market – two of who had large hernias. No slaughterhouses in Ontario accept cull sows and boars so these pigs are taken to one of two collecting stations in Ontario, then shipped to Tennessee or Chicago for slaughter. The driver we spoke to told us he never provides water to the pigs he transports as the trucks must remain sealed until they reach their final destination. The length of the journey from the collecting house to the slaughter plant is approximately 14 hours. The majority of the cull cows were transported to Levinoff/Colbex – a slaughterhouse near Drummondville in Quebec, 8 hours away.

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2007-06-03 | Canada | Sow operation, Saint-Robert, Quebec






The Animals’ Angels inspectors discover a large sow operation in Quebec. A large grey garbage bin is filled with 2 dead sows and hundreds of dead piglets. One of the sows is in poor shape with numerous deep lacerations. Of particular concern to us are the piglets - some have been cut up and some have broken bones protruding from their flesh. The heads of almost all piglets are extensively bruised – we suspect they have been PACed (pounded against concrete – an industry term for a method of killing piglets that involves swinging them by the rear legs and smashing their heads against a wall or concrete floor). We look into the barn windows and see an enormous sow operation – there are literally thousands of sows in this one building, all confined within individual gestation crates. What we are seeing at this facility is of serious concern to us. We will return to gather further information.

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Merci, Do. Ça devrait aller pour la lettre alors, mais il n'y a plus rien concernant le cas auquel je fais allusion : les poulets qu'ils ont fait exploser en leur mettant des tuyaux dans le corps ...

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les poulets qu'ils ont fait exploser en leur mettant des tuyaux dans le corps ...

Je ne me souviens plus de cette histoire Cé ! C'était chez Olymel ?

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Les sévices infligés à des enfants, l'attentat terroriste de Bali, le parcours meurtrier du tireur de Washington, ont de quoi alimenter les conversations et suscité la colère.
Mais les actes barbares posés par des employés d'Olymel à Saint-Damase, sans provoquer la même fureur, relève de la pire bassesse. Les crimes contre les animaux n'ont certes pas l'ampleur des crimes contre l'humanité, mais on doit les dénoncer avec vigueur.
C'est pourquoi il y a lieu de s'interroger sur les motifs qui poussent le syndicat de ces employés à les défendre contre la décision de leur employeur qui les a congédiés à juste titre.
Enfoncer un boyau d'arrosage dans les cavités naturelles des volailles et ouvrir le robinet sous forte pression, faire basculer les animaux en bas de la chaîne et les frapper à coups de pelle, c'est tout simplement révoltant.
L'hygiène qui doit être absolue en ces lieux d'abattage, a sûrement souffert de ces actes de cruauté envers les animaux. C'est déjà irresponsable d'avoir agi ainsi. Mais le simple fait que plusieurs travailleurs se soient abaissés à ces gestes, peu importe les circonstances, exige le maintien des congédiements et une réflexion profonde chez le syndicat : il ne doit pas défendre des membres qui ont été assez stupides pour se comporter ainsi.
Les défendre, ce n'est peut-être pas accepter leur bêtise, mais c'est à tout le moins tenter de l'expliquer. Or c'est inexpliquable. Point à la ligne.
Parce que le geste est grave en soi, et parce que la confiance des consommateurs chuterait dramatiquement si ces employés revenaient au travail, ils doivent rester dehors.http://www.lecourrier.qc.ca/archives/2002/2002_10_16/724PP2P.html

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Je ne me souviens plus de cette histoire Cé ! C'était chez Olymel ?

Oui, Do et, c'était tellement atroce que même le président de Olymel pleurait en en parlant aux médias.

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Il s'agit bien de cette barbarie !!!!!